microphyllus (Rydb.) Jeps.
Pronunciation: ho-l-DIS-kus DIS-ko-lor my-kro-FIL-us
Common name: Small-leaved cream bush
Family: Rosaceae (Rose)
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes 5500'-11,000', outcrops,
pinyon-juniper woodland, montane coniferous forest,
San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mts, desert mts
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Holodiscus
2) discolor 3) microphyllus
Formerly Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus